tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25258052651939333572024-02-18T23:58:29.429-05:00Zombie Apocalypse Survivor Advice for Preppers. Survive natural disasters or Zombie Apocalypse. Preppers food storage, weapons, emergency food supplies, disaster preparedness and more. Prepare for super volcanoes, pandemics, meteor strikes, EMPs and other disasters. Guide for Doomsday Preppers. Prepare for the Worst and Hope for the Best is our motto.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger169125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2525805265193933357.post-73924105217585905972015-09-08T14:30:00.000-04:002015-09-08T14:30:15.662-04:00We Are Moving<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Brian </span></span></i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2525805265193933357.post-82790465793251816432015-09-03T15:35:00.001-04:002015-09-03T15:35:43.074-04:0043% of U.S. homes are at high risk of natural disaster. Just look at the map.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Get Ready. It can happen to you.</td></tr>
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The following article by Catey Hill for Market Watch.com is just more evidence of what I have always said. You Need To Prep! 43% of U.S. homes are at high risk of natural disaster and the rest are still at some risk. So get moving and get ready.<br />
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By<br />
Catey<b>Hill</b>
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Four hurricanes are currently brewing in the Pacific and Atlantic. Wildfires have ravaged <a class="icon " href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/09/01/wildfires-have-now-burned-a-massive-8-million-acres-across-the-u-s-this-year/" target="_new">more than 8 million acres</a> in the U.S. in 2015 alone. And in just the first two weeks of May this year, <a class="icon " href="http://www.weather.com/storms/tornado/news/tornadoes-return-may-2015" target="_new">nearly 150</a> tornadoes touched down in the U.S. <br />
Many
American homeowners might still be surprised at the risk their home
faces of getting hit by a natural disaster in the near future. A report
released on Thursday by real estate research firm <a class="icon " href="http://www.realtytrac.com/" target="_new">RealtyTrac</a>
found that 43% of U.S. homes and condos — that’s a total of 35.8
million homes — are at a high risk or very high risk of at least one
type of natural disaster. The report examined 2,318 counties nationwide
and assigned each a score of natural disaster risk score from 0 to 300
based on their risk of wildfire, hurricane, flood, tornado and
earthquake; the higher the score the higher the risk of natural
disaster.<br />
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<a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/43-of-us-homes-are-at-high-risk-of-natural-disaster-2015-09-03" target="_blank">Read More.....</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2525805265193933357.post-73318652604522832122015-09-02T17:00:00.000-04:002015-09-02T17:00:01.506-04:00Global Disaster Alert Coordination System. GDACSGDACS is worth taking a look at.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GDACS</td></tr>
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<span id="ctl00_LabelHeader">GDACS is a cooperation framework between
the United Nations, the European Commission and disaster managers
worldwide to improve alerts, information exchange and coordination in
the first phase after major sudden-onset disasters.</span><br />
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<span id="ctl00_LabelHeader"><a href="http://www.gdacs.org/" target="_blank">GDACS</a> </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2525805265193933357.post-66264298501654130892015-08-30T16:52:00.000-04:002015-08-30T16:52:47.806-04:00 RSOE EDIS - Emergency and Disaster Information ServiceThe <b>Hungarian National Association of Radio Distress-Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE)</b> operates <b>Emergency and Disaster Information Service (EDIS)</b>
within the frame of its own website which has the objective to monitor
and document all the events on the Earth which may cause disaster or
emergency. Our service is using the speed and the data spectrum of the
internet to gather information. We are monitoring and processing several
foreign organisation's data to get quick and certified information.
The EDIS website operated together by the <b>General-Directorate of National Disaster Management (OKF)</b> and RSOE, in co-operation with the <b>Crisis Management Centre of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs</b>, provides useful information regarding emergency situations and their prevention. <br />
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<a href="http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index2.php" target="_blank">Disaster Map</a><br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2525805265193933357.post-23823576745748481852014-10-19T12:59:00.001-04:002014-10-19T12:59:34.078-04:00Is Ebola Airborne?<br />
Scientists have demonstrated in lab testing that the virus can pass from one animal to another through the air but only over short distances. So if you are in the same room as someone with Ebola you are in danger. If you are on the same plane or bus you are in danger. However if the guy living a few houses down your street has Ebola you are safe.<br />
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The current Ebola outbreak has spread quickly, with almost 9,000
confirmed and suspected cases across West Africa and almost 4,500
deaths. Experts say there could be as many as 10,000 new cases per week
in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone by the end of this year according to the World
Health Organization. This outbreak has the potential to kill millions in Africa in the next year if things continue to go the way they are. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2525805265193933357.post-43935380839313616902014-06-03T12:40:00.000-04:002014-06-03T12:40:17.692-04:00Asteroids Are A Real Threat<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS8l4pjiy50D25_oNZu8B5zWIeQ8tV_SRBwIF95yx809Fwh6HPciq-dEJ8_-Z5UO8jgDkTKvwjVFmpzHOXfmGjt_utU0SWdKkpd_31dcqSduVdFrVE0Jy2AbNOLoBfciLQO-9z9UanVoM/s1600/Asteroid+Impact.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Asteroid Doomsday" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS8l4pjiy50D25_oNZu8B5zWIeQ8tV_SRBwIF95yx809Fwh6HPciq-dEJ8_-Z5UO8jgDkTKvwjVFmpzHOXfmGjt_utU0SWdKkpd_31dcqSduVdFrVE0Jy2AbNOLoBfciLQO-9z9UanVoM/s1600/Asteroid+Impact.jpg" height="194" title="Asteroid Doomsday" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The USA got hit 50,000 years ago.</td></tr>
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Asteroids are a real threat that Preppers should take seriously. The Earth was struck by 26 asteroids ranging
in explosive power from 1 to 600 kilotons of TNT between 2000 and
2013, says a private US foundation. In addition to the 600-kiloton impact in Chelyabinsk, Russia, in 2013,
there have been asteroid impacts greater than 20 kilotons in Indonesia,
the Southern Ocean and Mediterranean Sea since the turn of the
millennium. Most of the asteroids explode high above the ground over the ocean and do little damage but its only a matter of time before a city takes a major hit.</h2>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2525805265193933357.post-54269341518261809412014-03-24T13:18:00.002-04:002014-03-24T13:18:38.088-04:00Guinea Ebola Outbreak. Over 50 Dead.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ebola Has A Death Rate Of 90%</td></tr>
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There have been 29 confirmed deaths from hemorrhagic fever among
59 people killed by a mysterious illness in southeastern Guinea since
early February. At least five of the dead in Guinea have been medical officials.<br />
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Health officials are trying to fight the outbreak of Ebola in Guinea and have
dispatched specialized medical equipment, imposed restrictions on
funerals and are seeking to contain the panic in order to prevent the fever from
spreading.<br />
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Ebola has a fatality rate of 90% and U.N. health officials have expressed great concern that the disease may spread to Sierra Leone after cases showing
similar symptoms, including diarrhea, vomiting and bleeding, were
reported there.<br />
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Fortunately Ebola in its present form spreads only from direct contact with the bodily fluids of an infected individual. However some experts fear the virus could mutate and become airborne. This would represent a hazard on a global scale. <br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2525805265193933357.post-11315027369382693252014-03-20T11:44:00.000-04:002014-03-20T11:44:39.661-04:00NASA Predicts The Beginning Of The End<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Time To Start Prepping</td></tr>
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A study funded by NASA has attempted to understand why past
societies have fallen apart has given us a bleak picture of the not so distant future. The study uses a mathematical model that
incorporates both environmental pressures, social and political dynamics
to explore how societies such as ours may be disrupted in the future.</div>
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In simple terms the study found that things fall apart when we use up our resources faster than we can replace them and when a small number of well off people control too much of the wealth and power. In other words if the rich eat all the food the poor will starve and the rich cant survive without the poor. Now this is not new information. Many of us have known this for years. But with NASA in the title it gets more attention in the press.</div>
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Will this happen? Who knows. What the study cant predict is what effect technology will have on the future of our civilization. All the past civilizations that were used in the study were primitive by our standards. The folks who did this study could not look at an advanced civilization like ours that collapsed as this is the first one that has ever existed. We are in uncharted waters here. We are in a race with ourselves. Can our brains and incredible ingenuity save us from our own stupidity? </div>
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Right now a lot of really smart people are working on new energy sources. Things like fusion power and advanced solar power. Other people are learning how to grow more food with less resources. And of course we have the power to regulate our population already we just don't have the will to do it yet.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2525805265193933357.post-76442447636718056462014-03-17T18:13:00.002-04:002014-03-17T18:13:42.325-04:00If you live in California you need to be ready. The Big One is coming.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMfbwgXTg8CgpVcsMDoyOEhcLqnlcV_mybnTiyb5bK_ZvkNV0jpkEtMzPFijrlFLZv6R77NKcxFsUwANj0Ln9xNk-SSrwNrmHcDMKxZPzdJ4MWKj4RWsjOSXaBLxEaB5DbtXacS1B4XRI/s1600/earthquake-damaged-road.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Earthquake Disaster Preppers" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMfbwgXTg8CgpVcsMDoyOEhcLqnlcV_mybnTiyb5bK_ZvkNV0jpkEtMzPFijrlFLZv6R77NKcxFsUwANj0Ln9xNk-SSrwNrmHcDMKxZPzdJ4MWKj4RWsjOSXaBLxEaB5DbtXacS1B4XRI/s1600/earthquake-damaged-road.jpg" height="271" title="Earthquake Disaster Preppers" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Big One Is Coming....Are You Ready?</td></tr>
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The magnitude was 4.4 earthquake that rolled across the Los Angeles basin on Monday morning is a reminder to Preppers in California that you are all living on borrowed time. Its only a matter of time until you get hit with the Big One. Store Water. Store Food. Make sure you have an earthquake plan.<br />
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It could save your life.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2525805265193933357.post-58181140290843109042014-03-10T17:09:00.000-04:002014-03-10T17:09:00.291-04:00Heat your house for free.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Free Heat. Tossing a hunk of pallet on the fire.</td></tr>
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Ok so nothing in life is free. But some things are so low cost its almost like free. So how do I heat my house for free? Well I simply went back to the tech our ancestors used for thousands of years. Wood. Think wood is not free. Well it can be if you are willing to work for it. And if you live in the right area.<br />
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I burn shipping pallets or skids as we call them around here. Yep shipping pallets are free for the taking at most factories and stores. One skid will heat my house for 6hrs so that would be 4 a day. However I let the fire go out when I am sleeping ( That's what blankets are for ) so its only about 2 skids to keep me nice and toasty for the day.<br />
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Now to be honest I do burn a little bit of wood that is grown right here on my farm but not much. Skids are thin cut wood and that burns fast. So when a break is needed from filling the stove I will toss a log on. I don't like to get up from the table when eating just to keep the fire going.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting ready to cut up my skids for today.</td></tr>
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Now I realize this only works for some people. You must have a wood stove or fire place. You must have a truck, van or trailer to haul the skids home. And you must live close to the factories or stores that have the skids. Now gas is expensive so you don't want to make special trips to get your skids. I know each place in my town that has them so on a trip to the coffee shop I can grab the skids from the places that are along the way. When I go to the bank I know the hardware store around the corner will have some. I burn almost no extra gas to get them. You get the idea.<br />
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This will not work for everyone but it works for me and it reminds us that to survive we need to use what we can find around us. WASTE NOTHING.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2525805265193933357.post-36515342854688799652014-03-06T11:51:00.001-05:002014-03-06T11:51:10.203-05:00Virus Resurrected From 30,000-Year-Old Permafrost <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Its back after lying dormant for around 30,000 years</td></tr>
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French scientists are celebrating after successfully revitalizing an
ancient virus that had been lying dormant for around 30,000 years in Siberian
permafrost. “This is the first time we’ve seen a virus that’s still infectious after
this length of time,” said Professor Jean-Michel Claverie, from the
National Centre of Scientific Research (CNRS) at the University of
Aix-Marseille in France. However we dont need to worry just yet as this virus has no intrest in humans. However this should be a warning. There are few humans living in areas with permafrost right now, but many more are
expected to arrive there as the thawing Arctic makes exploitation of
natural resources there much easier. The new find suggests that some of
the new arrivals may potentially come in contact with infectious agents
that have been out of circulation for tens of thousands of years. This
doesn't mean the permafrost will necessarily be a hotbed of emerging
diseases, but we should take the
possibility seriously.<br />
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It's not a threat to humans, but does show that ancient viruses can persist for millennia and remain a potential health threat<br /><span><br /><br />Read more: <a href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/worlds-largest-virus-was-just-resurrected-34000-year-old-permafrost-180949932/#qdXKUz7lsRxZzUlS.99" style="color: #003399;">http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/worlds-largest-virus-was-just-resurrected-34000-year-old-permafrost-180949932/#qdXKUz7lsRxZzUlS.99</a><br />Give the gift of Smithsonian magazine for only $12! http://bit.ly/1cGUiGv<br />Follow us: @SmithsonianMag on Twitter</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2525805265193933357.post-29284507724767498512014-02-27T17:36:00.000-05:002014-02-27T17:36:00.044-05:00Dominion Arms Grizzly. A handy Zombie gun or just a novelty. Pt 2<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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So in Part 1 we established that while the Grizzly is perhaps not the best hunting shotgun, it can be used effectively for small game animals. But what else is this little gun good for? Self Defence? Wilderness Survival ? Well it is in this area that the Dominion Arms Grizzly really comes into its own.<br />
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Lets take a look at the Grizzly as a survival gun. A survival gun can mean different things to different people but in the context of this Blog post a survival gun is a firearm that you might take camping or hiking in the wilderness or perhaps carry in your truck, boat or plane in case you are stranded. First lets ask what qualities you would want in a firearm for this purpose.<br />
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(1) Reliability. Its no good if it wont work. The Remington 870 action is one of the best shotgun actions available so we know the design is good. Now as to the quality and reliability of the Grizzly only time will tell. So far the limited shooting I have done with the Grizzly has been without incident but more use is needed.<br />
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(2) Light weight and handy. You will not carry a firearm with you if its too big and awkward. The Grizzly gets good marks on this one. Its short and handy so it wont get all caught up in tree branches and brush. With a sling you can still work, climb and generally do what you need to without resorting to leaning it up against a tree someplace. I can tell you from experience how tempting it is to put your gun aside when you are struggling to work in the bush.<br />
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(3) Versatility. In a survival situation you may need a firearm to do many jobs. Well a 12ga is probably the most versatile gun ever invented. All you need is a few different kinds of shells in your pocket. Small shot like #4 #5 or #6 for small game. A buckshot load will defend you against large predators or get you a deer at close range. It is also a good signal gin as a 12ga is nice and loud and you can get flares for it. Now you can also shoot slugs out of the Grizzly but I have not had good luck with that so far. I believe its an issue with the front bead sight being so low. I am going to change the front sight at some point and will let you know how that works out.<br />
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(4) Ammunition Capacity. This sounds important and it is true that the more shots you have the better. However in real life practical terms it really is not as important as it sounds. I have over 30 years hunting experience and can tell you that its the first shot that counts. Most game that I have taken in my life went down on the first shot. I have on occasion got something with the second shot but I cant think of a single time when a third shot was needed. Animals move fast and disappear quickly. With the exception of waterfowl hunting most people who take a 3rd shot are doing it out of desperation and frustration. As to defending your self against predators. 3 shots with a 12ga should do the job. If you cant drop a charging bear with 3 shots from this gun you probably cant do it with any gun.<br />
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Self Defence against human predators is another use that people often suggest for the Grizzly in fact its the most often suggested use. I think that we can all agree that it has some value in this area. It really comes down to the 3 shots issue. Are you comfortable with just 3 shots? I can tell you when looking at the statistics on gun fights that most bad situations are over quickly with just a few shots fired. 3 shots from a skilled person with a 12ga will resolve most situations one way or another. In fact just looking at a Grizzly is intimidating and I would bet a lot of attackers would take one look at this nasty little gun and head for safer pastures. I myself would feel comfortable using it in this role but I know others would not agree with me. Its a matter of taste.<br />
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The myth of the Sawed Off Shotgun. One little issue that I should touch on is the myth in popular culture that a sawed off shotgun can literally spray the room with shot. This is of course silly as the photo below illustrates quite clearly. Even at 25 yards you can only expect about a two foot spread of shot. That's is hardly going to clear the room.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At 25 yards the shot spread is just a tad over two ft. </td></tr>
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So get yourself a Dominion Arms Grizzly. Its a handy little gun. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2525805265193933357.post-84256062403678078012014-02-20T10:12:00.000-05:002014-02-20T10:12:12.119-05:00Dominion Arms Grizzly. A handy Zombie gun or just a novelty. Pt 1Dominion Arms Grizzly. A handy Zombie gun or just a novelty<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dominion Arms Grizzly</td></tr>
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One firearm that has been getting a bit of attention the last few years is the Dominion Arms Grizzly 12ga shotgun. The Grizzly in most respects is an unremarkable shotgun. It's just a cheap Chinese copy of a Remington 870. If you compare the Grizzly to a Remington, the Grizzly is a poor second cousin. However what makes the Grizzly stand out is its 8.5 inch barrel. Yep 8.5 inches. That's about 20cm for us Canadians. In fact it's for us Canadians in mind that this gun is manufactured for it would be illegal to have such a short shotgun in many countries.<br />
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Now many people have said this gun has no purpose other than killing people. It has been said ( by so called Gun Experts ) that you cant hunt with a shotgun that has such a short barrel so it must be for killing people. Well let's look at that first. Can you hunt with it?<br />
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Well yes you can. It is generally excepted in the hunting and shooting community that you want a longer barrel because that will give you longer range and better penetration of the target. This is true for the most part but if you look at many real world hunting situations you will see that often a lot of range and penetration is not required. It depends on what and where you are hunting.<br />
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Now waterfowl hunting is probably out. The grizzly is just too short for that. But many of us old boys use our shotguns for small game like rabbits, squirrels, raccoons and other critters. And I can say that most of the small critters shot by me over the last 30 years have been only a few yards away. If you think about it most squirrels and raccoons are going to be in a tree you are standing under. Most rabbits if you are hunting in the bush are only 10 or perhaps 25 yards away. As you can see from the shot pattern in the target photos the Grizzly has not a bad pattern out at 25 yards.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At 25 yards with #5 shot. </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Now Deer or other large game require larger shot so I tested out a few rounds of 00B and again as you can see from the photos the shot pattern is not all that bad out at the 25 yard line. I would be comfortable taking a Deer at that range but that is about the max with 00B. Next time out I will see how it shoots with slugs. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">00B at 10 yards. Shot is nice and tight.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">00B at 25 yards. Starting to spread out now.</td></tr>
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The bottom line is I myself would be quite comfortable going for a nice walk in the woods with my Grizzly looking for bunnies or squirrels. I would never use it for large game as better firearms are available but in a survival situation it would knock down a Deer or a Bear. A good hunter needs to know the effective range of his gun and be prepared to pass on the shots that are too far away.<br />
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So OK you can do a bit of hunting with it but what else is it good for? Well lets look at that tomorrow shall we..........<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2525805265193933357.post-33095195272697738142014-02-09T22:59:00.000-05:002014-02-09T22:59:13.262-05:00Do you live near a nuclear reactor? You need to know.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When the Zombie Apocalypse hits and all the workers and technicians at your local nuclear power plant have abandoned there posts or are dead. Many reactors may simply melt down. While the people who build and run the power plants will tell you they are safe the fact is that <b>No</b> Nuclear Reactor has been designed with the idea that all the workers will simply be gone <b>forever</b>. Yes the reactors have lots of automatic pumps and generators and backup systems. But they will all fail one by one in time. Automatic fire suppression systems will fail. Fires will be started by lightning or looters. Looters may steal vital equipment like the fuel that runs the back up generators. One can spend hrs thinking of ways the reactors could be damaged. If you are a serious Prepper you need to know the location of any reactors that are in your area.<br />
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A few links that will provide you with locations and info on nuclear reactors.<br />
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<a href="http://www.nrc.gov/info-finder/reactor/" target="_blank">The NRC</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/en/news-and-blogs/campaign-blog/new-maps-of-nuclear-power-plants-and-seismic-/blog/33826/" target="_blank">Greenpease</a><br />
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<a href="http://nukepills.com/nuclear-reactor-maps.htm" target="_blank">Nukepills</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2525805265193933357.post-73776550077684215282014-02-07T16:38:00.000-05:002014-02-07T16:38:00.313-05:00New Strain Of Black Death Could Emerge Without Warning<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Some scientists say a new strain of the Black Death could emerge without warning. And while
modern medicine would be of great help in the fight against such an outbreak, the ease with
which people move around the globe could make it hard to fight.<br />
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Estimates vary for the number of people killed by the Black Death that ravaged Europe from 1347 to 1351. But the
number was certainly in the tens of millions; it is thought that as much
as half of the entire European population at the time may have died. <br />
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Around 800 years before the Black Death hit Europe another plague swept through what was then the Eastern Roman, or Byzantine, Empire. Known as the Plague of Justinian. Again, estimates of the number of deaths vary, but they were
likely also in the tens of millions, with one contemporary account
estimating that as many as 100 million people may have died. <br />
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David Wagner, professor at Northern Arizona University in
Flagstaff and the lead author of a new scientific paper says.<br />
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“In my mind, pretty much all plague [<em>Y. pestis</em>] strains around
the world are capable of causing human disease, and if conditions were
right, would probably be capable of causing these large pandemics
again," But Wagner also stated he doesn’t think that there’s much of a chance of that happening. “What’s changed is not the organism. What’s changed is humans and the human
condition,” he says. “Hygiene has improved immensely … you don’t just
have rats all over the place like you might have had during the time of
the major pandemics.” We also have antibiotics. “Plague is highly susceptible to simple modern antibiotics,”<br />
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So while the Black Death should probably not keep you up at night it is something that the world needs to keep an eye on. <br />
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<br /><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2525805265193933357.post-88282349483036658052014-02-03T15:55:00.000-05:002014-02-03T15:55:00.594-05:00Winter Car Survival Kit. We all need them.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Every year people freeze to death in their cars. </td></tr>
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The last few days have seen winter storms in North America trap thousands of motorists in their vehicles for hours if not days. Make sure you have your Car Survival Kit with you. You never know when you may need it.<br />
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Water.<br />
Snacks.<br />
Warm hat gloves socks and jacket.<br />
Blanket.<br />
Candles and candle holder.<br />
Flashlight.<br />
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Can or other small container for melting water. <br />
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You should plan to be able to spend at least 48hrs stuck in your car in sub zero temperatures without a working engine. You can not count on your engine in a survival situation as it may not work for a number of reasons. If you do have a working engine that's a fantastic bonus but be careful. Many people have died from carbon monoxide poisoning while sleeping in a car. Never sleep with the car running. Just turn it on to warm up then shut it off. Make sure the exhaust pipe is clear. Snow or other debris can build up around your vehicle trapping the exhaust fumes. Don't let drifting snow trap you. While snow is a great insulator and actually will make your vehicle warmer you don't want to be trapped. So open a door every hr or so and clear the snow away. And be careful with your candles. Don't sleep with your candle burning. Cars have lots of flammable fabric and plastic and can go up like a torch if you knock over your candle.<br />
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The few ideas I have discussed here are just a start. I recommend you have a much better kit than the one on this page. But anything is better than nothing.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2525805265193933357.post-56302015317218233852014-02-01T11:13:00.000-05:002014-02-01T11:13:24.240-05:00California In Danger Of Running Out Of Water<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">California could burn in 2014</td></tr>
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As the drought in California continues, many communities in the
state could run out of water within the next 60 to 120 days, state officials have
said.
In some places wells are running dry while in others the reservoirs are nearly empty.<br />
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This is a reminder that everyone needs to be responsible for making sure they have a safe clean supply of emergency water on hand. You can only live about 3 days without water.<br />
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If people start to run out of water we could see civil unrest like protests and riots. And don't forget the fires. Firefighters rely on large quantities of water. If the water runs out the fires will just burn and spread.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2525805265193933357.post-44206866485539203372013-12-23T16:12:00.000-05:002013-12-23T16:12:00.369-05:00Yellowstone supervolcano much bigger than thought. Should you worry?According to a new study the hot molten rock beneath Yellowstone National Park is 2 ½ times
larger than previously estimated, meaning the supervolcano has
the potential to erupt with a force about 2,000 times the size of the Mount
St. Helens.<br />
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Yellowstone has had three eruptions in the past 2.1 million years. If you look at its past history the supervolcano would seem to erupt about every 700,000 years. Give or take a few 10s of thousands of years. As the last eruption happened 640,000 years ago we are probably due for one in the next 50 or 60 thousand years. However with only three eruptions in the past 2.1 million years,
basing any estimates of something possibly happening every 700,000 years
or so is risky<br />
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Most experts do believe there will be another eruption, they just don't know when.
However there are so many instruments and researchers monitoring the activity in
Yellowstone that we would likely have at least a few weeks or possibly even years notice of a pending eruption. However some people point out that as Scientists have never witnessed the eruption of a supervolcano we don't really know if we would get any warning. It could just go off with a bang. </div>
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So should you worry about Yellowstone? Probably not. But don't forget that Yellowstone is only one of many potential supervolcanoes in the world. Best to be prepared I always say.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Will Yellowstone erupt? Who can say.</td></tr>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2525805265193933357.post-63259436745237132862013-12-20T13:51:00.000-05:002013-12-20T13:51:00.199-05:00Deadly human MERS virus infects camels<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can Camels give you MERS ?</td></tr>
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Scientists have proved for the first time that the Middle East
respiratory syndrome (MERS) virus that has killed 71 people can also
infect camels, strengthening suspicions the animals may be a source of
the human outbreak.<br />
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Scientists say this is definitive proof that camels can be infected with MERS-CoV, but
based on the current data they cannot conclude whether the humans were infected by the camels or vice versa.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2525805265193933357.post-73561715872146026122013-12-18T13:37:00.001-05:002013-12-18T13:37:29.530-05:00Reports from China say 73-year-old woman died from a bird flu strain that has spread to people for 1st time<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More Bird Flu In China</td></tr>
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China's
national disease centre confirmed the woman had been infected by the
H10N8 bird flu strain. This is the first reported case of H10N8 in a human. <br />
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The World Health
Organization Has called this Death “worrisome.”</h2>
The department says the woman had severe pneumonia before dying Dec. 6. She also had direct contact with poultry.<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">China's
national disease centre says experts believe this is an isolated case and
there's low risk of this strain infecting more people or spreading.</span></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2525805265193933357.post-74243560758764156772013-11-11T10:45:00.001-05:002013-11-11T10:45:45.838-05:00Apocalyptic Scale Of Philippine Typhoon Overwhelms. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Typhoon Haiyan slammed the Philippines Friday, with estimated maximum sustained winds of 235 kph and gusts up to 275 kph.<br />
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With thousands dead and large parts of the country destroyed desperate people are looting malls, shops and homes of food, water and consumer goods. <br />
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Dead bloated bodies lay uncollected and
uncounted in the streets and the survivors have no food, water and
medicine.<br />
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A few Police guarded stores to prevent the looting but in most cases its hopeless.<br />
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We are getting reports of violence as civil order breaks down.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2525805265193933357.post-78306258536288036742013-10-07T17:24:00.000-04:002013-10-07T17:24:26.202-04:00The federal debt ceiling and the end of the world<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flirting With Disaster</td></tr>
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Again we are watching the Politicians in Washington take us all to the brink of a possible disaster. The United States government will soon be unable to pay all its bills --
causing what the Obama administration says will be a historic default
on the federal debt. Without some action by Congress to raise the debt
ceiling, the Treasury Department says default could happen any day after
Oct. 17. Now I am 99% sure they will once again pull a rabbit out of the hat at the last second but you should ask yourself what if they don't?<br />
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The fact is no one can tell what the consequences would be if the United States was to default on its debt. Many so called experts have given us a variety of opinions ranging from it would not be that bad to its the end of the World.<br />
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I myself really cant say. However I don't think it would be good for most of us. So my advice is to stock up on supplies. Have some cash on hand. However cash is of little use if inflation renders it worthless. Gold would be better than cash but most of us cant afford to stockpile gold.<br />
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Think of things people would want and that could become scarce if the economy was to crash. Gasoline. Ammunition. Foods of all kinds.<br />
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BE PREPARED. <br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2525805265193933357.post-19439871423617160282013-08-13T11:03:00.002-04:002013-08-13T11:03:21.230-04:00Making Light Without Electricity<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This seems pretty cool. A man in Brazil figured out how to make light without electricity - and the cost is pennies.<br />
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All he did was use plastic bottles filled with water and a bit of bleach. Basically you fill a 2 Litre empty bottle with water and 2 capfuls of bleach to prevent algae. Drill a small hole in your roof, pop the bottle through, caulk the opening, stick something black over the cap (which is outside) and you're good to go. He uses black film canisters - which might be hard to get so I''m going to start collecting them now.<br />
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Read the details and see photos at <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23536914" target="_blank">Alfredo Moser: Bottle light inventor proud to be poor</a><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Credits: Image from BBC News Magazine</span></i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2525805265193933357.post-75685275004253062452013-06-16T12:41:00.000-04:002013-06-16T12:41:54.793-04:00Pandemic Protection ~ What Can You Do Part 1<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I have done a number of Blog Posts about the possibility of a flu pandemic but perhaps its time to talk about what you can do to protect your self if the worst happens. To protect yourself you must have an understanding of how the flu spreads. <br /><br />
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Influenza or the flu as most of us call it can be spread several ways. One is when an infected person sneezes mucus directly
into the eyes, nose or mouth of another person. Another is the airborne route when someone inhales the droplets that contain the virus
produced by an infected person coughing, sneezing or spitting. And of course the good old dirty hands that our Mothers warned us about is one of the best ways to spread the flu
through hand-to-eye, hand-to-nose, or hand-to-mouth transmission, either
from contaminated surfaces or from direct personal contact such as a
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So lets say you wake up one morning and you turn on the news only to find that health authorities are saying they have an outbreak or possibly a pandemic starting to spread around the world. What can you do? Well the first and most obvious precaution is to simply isolate yourself and your family from others as best as possible. Hopefully you have your supplies stored and ready so you don't have to run to WalMart and face all the possibly sick people. However if you do have to go out for supplies you can take precautions to mitigate the risk. Obviously a full military biological warfare outfit would be great but if you are the kind of person who has no supplies at home you probably don't have a biological warfare outfit in your closet. However you can at least dress in a way that will help lower the risk of catching the bug. You must cover your mouth and nose and eyes. A surgical mask or even a workshop dust mask will help stop the larger droplets from infecting you. Even something like a scarf or other cloth can lower the risk but it needs to be tight to your face. Swim goggles can provide good eye protection as they are tight fitting but any kind of large glasses are better than nothing.<br />
Gloves are extremely important. Surgical gloves may be best but rubber kitchen gloves are not bad. Again anything is better than nothing so even work gloves or driving gloves can help.<br />
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Dispose of or decontaminate your clothing. It wont do you any good if you bring the bug home on your clothing so take it off outside and don't take it in. Burn it or wash it with disinfectant. You could boil it if you have the time. And don't forget that good old sunlight will often kill the bugs so just hanging out in the hot sun for a few days will help.<br />
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Decontaminate yourself. Get a shower with lots of soap and hot water if you can but even a cold shower is better than no shower. In fact you may want to shower outside first if you can. If you have a pool or hot tub take a dip in that. All the chemicals in the water will help.<br />
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Isolate yourself from the other members of your family if you can. If its possible you should avoid contact as much as possible. Consider living in the garage or the tool shed for a week or two. If you cant do that then try to isolate your self in an extra room like the spare bedroom.<br />
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Don't let your new supplies contaminate you. Wipe them off with disinfectant before any one handles them with bare hands. If you cant wipe them of remember that the bugs cant live on the surface of them for long. So every day the supplies sit out in the open the safer they get to touch. Two or three days will kill most viruses on most surfaces but twenty days is best. If you must touch them use gloves and wash your hands after.<br />
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Isolate your family from each other. You cant tell if any one in your house may be sick so its best if you can to have as little contact with each other as possible. I know this could be hard or even impossible in a survival situation but do the best you can. Avoid hugging, kissing and hand holding. Disinfect doorhandles and any other commonly touched surfaces as much as possible. Don't share eating or drinking utensils. In other words run your house like a hospital. It wont be fun but it could save your life.<br />
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Remember that people can have the flu and be spreading it to others and yet not look sick themselves. People who contract influenza are most infective between the second and third days after infection. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-68"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Influenza#cite_note-68"><span></span></a></sup>Children are much more infectious than adults and shed virus from just
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Contact with outsiders should be avoided. But one cant always avoid this so if you are forced to have contact then you must decontaminate and isolate yourself from your family after. Remember the virus could be spreading in the air so stay as far away from outsiders as you can. No one knows how far a virus can spread in the air outside but most experts agree that if you stay 100 feet away from others when outside your chances of being infected are low. <br />
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Now I think the shotgun would be a fantastic Zombie Destroyer I am not sure about the single action revolver. The single action is nice and simple and reliable but its just so slow to reload. <br />
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